greenthumb
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Changed the rave valve rod housing gasket on a friends sled yesterday for the first time. Was leaking very badly due to botched installation by the dealer.
Am I missing a shortcut? What a cluster of a procedure.
Main frustration was the lack of slack in the wiring to remove the housing cover, which in turn led to the awkwardness of removing/installing the bolted on wiring to the oil pump. Seems a pretty trivial way to assemble such a critical component.
A lot of wiring and components to remove in general to gain access. Probably worth the effort to partially removing the steering post if I were to do it again as well. Seems excessively complicated considering cleaning the valves is a maintenance item.
Did our best to minimize any air in the oil lines and ran the summerization 3 times. Should this be sufficient?
Am I missing a shortcut? What a cluster of a procedure.
Main frustration was the lack of slack in the wiring to remove the housing cover, which in turn led to the awkwardness of removing/installing the bolted on wiring to the oil pump. Seems a pretty trivial way to assemble such a critical component.
A lot of wiring and components to remove in general to gain access. Probably worth the effort to partially removing the steering post if I were to do it again as well. Seems excessively complicated considering cleaning the valves is a maintenance item.
Did our best to minimize any air in the oil lines and ran the summerization 3 times. Should this be sufficient?
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